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"Ethnic Jew"? What is a ethnic Jew and where did OMC mention this term?

It seems you are the one creating the false narrative. Have you not read the very first line of the OP? It clearly states physical supernatural manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Are you really that unaware of what this whole thread is about? CS1, you really do have mental issues.

Truth is based on reality and this thread was based on the reality of the claims of physical supernatural manifestations. Regardless of how many chapters are in Daniel or which books have been translated from Ethiopian it does not affect the lies of these false claims.

Water baptism for the remission of sins is a commanded physical action. Acts 2:38 Peter answered them, "All of you must turn to God and change the way you think and act, and each of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will receive the...

It is rather hard to understand a theology that is forced to shoe horn the defining word of their narrative "alone" into every verse that is used to defend it. A theology that is forced to ignore scriptures that demand obedience in order to harmonize their reasoning. There is no "ALONE" in...

Is this the nature of God? As part of the creation of God and if this is the nature of God then I have no choice other then to accept this. But is this the nature of God? Is the nature of a perfectly holy God to create a perfectly unholy mankind in His image? Is the nature of God to create...

And what church is doing this?

It seems to me that these two verses are using baptism after repentance as the moment of remission.

You seem to be suggesting that those who accept Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16, 1st Peter 3:21, Mark 16:16 etc. at face value are lost. Is this so? I am a member of the church of Christ and have never seen a member force a definitive into a verse in order to alter its meaning and this is something that...

Do not be obtuse. No one is suggesting that physical water is washing away sins. Water baptism is the moment that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from our sins. Unless you are Catholic, the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ is metaphorical not literal. Water baptism is not metaphorical...

The verse at hand was Matthew 7:21 not John 6:40. You are presenting John 6:40 as an all-encompassing panacea, it is not. An honest reading of this passage does not allow the verse to negate the many other scriptures that prescribe works of obedience. You are doing like much of the faith...

Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." Descriptive? Yes. Does it matter? No. There is no way the Bible teaches faith alone regeneration theology yet leaves out "faith...

Correct. The question is not can both atheists and the saved do good works but the issue is do these works prove salvation? I say the answer is no, good works do not prove your salvation status.

I was going to ignore his comment but okay. I am a member of the Church of Christ. I have never been Catholic. Post 84 shows Bible_Locket's arrogance.

You assume much and you assume wrong. Is this normal for you?

Wrong. If there were "many verses" you and others would have long ago presented them. I know of many verses that speak of the need for faith but unlike you I do not surmise them as being all-encompassing. Nor do I attempt to use them to negate the many verses that speak of baptism as part of...

If we "don't need to know these things" than why are you bringing up the possibility of the thief not being baptized? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Again, the...

If baptism is not needed why go down into the water at all? Is it not a suggested but unneeded act of obedience? Should he have not waited until he got back to Ethiopia and profess his conversion before his countrymen? The only mention of rejoicing is after the baptism.

The Bible has many verses about obedience being part of salvation but no verses that say salvation by faith alone. Not one. Jesus never said it nor did any of the apostles. But Jesus did clearly say that "he who believes and is baptized will be saved". The thief on the cross is not the...